What is a GOOD EMT-B Book

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What is a good EMT-B book that I can read off and on over a period of time to help keep material fresh? Maybe like a Brady book or something?
 
Short answer is, there's not one.
 
Lol. Well. I just finished my EMT-B and we used this HUGE EMT-B book by Brady Books. I mean I guess I could use that to read on my leisure time. But really just wanted to know if there was something out there that's outstanding. So what makes you say that there's not?
 
gtmemt said:
Lol. Well. I just finished my EMT-B and we used this HUGE EMT-B book by Brady Books. I mean I guess I could use that to read on my leisure time. But really just wanted to know if there was something out there that's outstanding. So what makes you say that there's not?
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Just a dearth of info in EMT-Basic books. Everything is grossly oversimplified. If you plan on staying in medicine and advancing your cert your better off getting a good A&P and chemistry book and beginning to read those. If your got your Basic so you can get on with an FD then read the Brady book as any medical test questions will likely be based on the EMT-B curriculum.
 
So your saying that the Brady Book my class used would be good? Also, do you have any suggestions on GOOD A&P and Chemistry books?
 
usalsfyre said:
Just a dearth of info in EMT-Basic books. Everything is grossly oversimplified. If you plan on staying in medicine and advancing your cert your better off getting a good A&P and chemistry book and beginning to read those. If your got your Basic so you can get on with an FD then read the Brady book as any medical test questions will likely be based on the EMT-B curriculum.
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usalsfyre beat me to it. The EMT-B book teaches you BASIC knowledge. I definitely congratulate you for seeking to keep the information fresh. Not everybody does that! You'd be better off advancing your knowledge though. You'll be surprised how much it helps with your understanding of the basics!

Hope this helps!
Eric
 
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So your saying that the Brady Book my class used would be good? Also, do you have any suggestions on GOOD A&P and Chemistry books?
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Chem is going to have to come from someone else (medicRob will hopefully chime in here). The running favorite for A&P is "Human Anatomy and Physiology" by Marieb, but it can be pricey.
 
gtmemt said:
So your saying that the Brady Book my class used would be good? Also, do you have any suggestions on GOOD A&P and Chemistry books?
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If you got your EMT-B just to get on with a fire department, then yes the Brady book would suffice, though it won't make you a knowledgeable provider. If you're looking to further your education, take a look at Marieb and Hoehn's "Human Anatomy and Physiology." I have the 8th edition, but that may have been updated recently, I'm not sure (doubtful though, it's pretty new).

Hope this helps and good luck!
Eric
 
Thanks a ton guys! Good information! I will be soon going into Paramedic after I land my job as a Hospital Tech. Which wont be long. And yes, I want to further my education on the medical side to better my ability as an EMT, and later as a Medic.
 
gtmemt said:
Thanks a ton guys! Good information! I will be soon going into Paramedic after I land my job as a Hospital Tech. Which wont be long. And yes, I want to further my education on the medical side to better my ability as an EMT, and later as a Medic.
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Very good! Not sure how much you've studied but once you start studying more you'll be shocked how much information there is out there :wacko:
 
some day i will get a book list sticky

Biology, Raven
General chemistry, Hill
Organic Chemistry, Wade
Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts
Biochemistry, Garret and Grisham
Physiology, Guyton
Robins Pathological Basis of Disease, Kumar
The developing Human, Moore
Fundamantal Neuroscience, Oswald
Pharmacological basis of theraputics, Goodman and Gillman
Principles of Internal Medicine, Harrison (as if there was another)
(for the ped's folks add Textbook of Pediatrics, Nelson)
Miller's Anesthesia, Miller
 
medichopeful said:
Very good! Not sure how much you've studied but once you start studying more you'll be shocked how much information there is out there :wacko:
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Oh, I've studied my brains out man! lol. And want more of it B) . I passed the NREMT last Tuesday at less than 45 minutes and 72 questions into it. But yes, the information out there left to learn is crazy!
 
usalsfyre said:
Chem is going to have to come from someone else (medicRob will hopefully chime in here). The running favorite for A&P is "Human Anatomy and Physiology" by Marieb, but it can be pricey.
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Marieb is great. I was able to find a used 7th version on amazon for $30
 
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HotelCo said:
Marieb is great. I was able to find a used 7th version on amazon for $30
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You think there is much difference between the 7th and 8th edition?
 
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Hoping nobody minds if I bump this...I found it to be a very useful topic and I'm curious to know if anyone has any more book recommendations specific to emergency medicine?

A hint about buying textbooks (I hope this isn't too terribly obvious for everyone)--you can usually get the previous edition on Amazon for less than half the price of the newest version. I discovered this after trying to resell one of my textbooks and found that the going price for it had plummeted after a new edition came out. The 1-year-old version might be missing a bit of information about cutting edge advances in chemical or molecular technology, but the basics of physiology and chemistry won't have changed overnight.

And if you want to stay up-to-date on current issues and discoveries, there are several medical journals that have content that can be accessed for free online, for example the New England Journal of Medicine ((http://www.nejm.org/) and the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/). JEMS also republishes some of their print articles online: http://www.jems.com/magazines.
 
Can't say I can provide many suggestions beyond using the web, but I will say that rereading your basic book is not a productive use of time. If you anything resembling a study habit, you will not have forgotten that much information. There really is not that much information in that massive Brady book, just information repeated dozens of times.

If you work to expand your knowledge you will also be reviewing the basics, you just aren't aware of it at the time.
 
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